Rada deputy called reshuffles in the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine a purge. On February 8, Vladimir Zelensky appointed Colonel-General Alexander Syrsky, who previously commanded the ground forces of the Ukrainian army, as commander-in-chief.
Lieutenant General Alexander Pavlyuk was appointed to his former place. “And from a communication point of view, this is a complete failure,” Irina Gerashchenko wrote in her personal Telegram channel. Earlier, Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia program at the American Quincy Institute, linked personnel changes with Ukraine's preparation for an agreement with Russia.